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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE STARTINGTHIS BOOK 3

MOVE UP THE NECK ON THE 2ND STRING 4Two Positions on the 2nd String 4

MOVE UP THE NECK ON THE 1ST STRING 4Two Positions on the 1st String 4

Qutie Sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The Seventh Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

INTRODUCING DOTTED NOTES 6Qutie Sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Seventh Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ROCK LICKS AND TRICKS 7Hammer-Ons 7Pull-Offs 7Slides 7

Hammer-On and Pull-Off Riff . . . . . . . . . . . 7Cannon Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

KNOWING THE FRETBOARD 8Chromatic Scale to the 8th Fret . . . . . . . . . . 8G Boogie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The New Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Is This Your Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

THE FIVE-STRING C CHORD 10 AND TIME 10

Dirty Rat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Exercise with the Five-String C Chord . . . . . .10

THE FERMATA 111950s Ballad (Duet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

PALM MUTE 12Palm Mute Exercise 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Palm Mute Exercise 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

VIBRATO 12Vibrato in the Style of Jimmy Page . . . . . . . .12

INTRODUCING TRIPLETS 13Rockin’ Triplets 13Out of Class 13

IMPROVISING WITH PENTATONIC SCALES 14Minor Pentatonic Lick in the Style of Black Sabbath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Minor Pentatonic Lick in the Style of Jimmy Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Minor Pentatonic Lick in the Style of Eric Clapton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Major Pentatonic Lick in the Style of John Mayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Major Pentatonic Lick in the Style of The Allman Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Improvise Your Own Pentatonic Lick in A 15THE THREE PRINCIPAL CHORDS 16

Tonic, Sub-Dominant, and Dominant 16Tonic (I) 16Sub-Dominant (IV) 16Dominant (V) 17Three Principal Chords in Common Keys 17

THE BLUES SCALE 18Blues Scale Lick 1 18Blues Scale Lick 2 18

The 12-Bar Blues Progression 18Blues Scale Solo on 12-Bar Blues in A (Duet) 19

CHORD THEORY AND THREE-STRINGPOWER CHORDS 20

Three-String Power Chords with the Root on the E String 20

Power Chord and Palm Mute Exercise 20I Really Got You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

ContentsGorilla Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

MORE THREE-STRING POWER CHORDS 22Three-String Power Chords with the Root on the 5th String 22

Pep Squad 22PREPARATION FOR BARRE CHORDS 23

Barre Chord Prep Exercise 23MOST COMMONLY USED E-TYPE

BARRE CHORDS 24E-Type Barre Chord Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . .24Barre Chord Progression 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .25Barre Chord Progression 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .25Done Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

A-TYPE BARRE CHORDS 26A-Type Barre Chord Exercise 26Barre Chord Progression 3 27Barre Chord Progression 4 27In My Head 27

MAJOR SCALE REVIEW 28KEY SIGNATURES 29

The Key of C Major 29The Key of G Major 29The Key of F Major 29

DYNAMICS 30Stupid Patriot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Echoplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Listen to Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are . . . . . . .31

TEMPO SIGNS 32Three-Tempo Rock 32Andante Ballad 32Allegro Punk 32

SIXTEENTH NOTES 33How Sixteenth Notes Look . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Exercise in Sixteenths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

DOTTED EIGHTH AND SIXTEENTH NOTES 34Dotted Eighth/Sixteenth Note Exercise . . . . . .34Heavy Metal Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

SIXTEENTH-NOTE TRIPLETS 35It Ain’t Nuthin’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

KEY OF A MINOR 36The Two-Octave A (Harmonic) Minor Scale 36The Three Principal Chords in the Key of A Minor 36Three A Minor Examples 37

The Red Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37KEY OF E MINOR 38

The Two-Octave E (Harmonic) Minor Scale 38The Three Principal Chords in the Key of E Minor 38

E MINOR BARRE CHORDS 39Three E Minor Examples 39

MINOR BLUES 40E Minor Pentatonic Scale 40E Blues Scale 40

Your Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40FINGERSTYLE 41

Right-Hand Fingers 41Basic Position 41

Bouree in E Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Waiting for This Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

IMPORTANT SMALL BARRE CHORDS 44PREPARATION FOR “STAIRWAY TO

HEAVEN” INTRO 45Stairway to Heaven (Introduction) . . . . . . . .46

CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION 48

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Move up the Neck on the 2nd StringIt’s time to move up the neck on the 2nd string The next natural notes in the alphabet—E, F, and G—fall on the 5th, 6th, and 8th frets

2nd

5th fret1st finger

2nd finger

4th finger

6th fret

8th fret

E

F

G

Two PosiTions on The 2nd sTring

Move up the Neck on the 1st StringNow, let’s move up the neck on the 1st string The next natural notes in the alphabet—A, B, and C—fall on the 5th, 7th, and 8th frets

1st

5th fret1st finger

3rd finger

4th finger

7th fret

8th fret

A

B

C

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3 w4

Two PosiTions on The 1sT sTring

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2 œn 3 w4

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g Boogie

Play the the boogie-style melody below, which features notes on frets up the neck Keep in mind that there are no open strings in this one The string and fret indications will make it easy to learn

The new BlaCkIn the style of “Back in Black” by AC/DC

is This your Card?In the style of “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead

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œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ

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54 2

Strings:

3 7 5 8 5 8 6 8

1

5 58 8 6 8

54 3

1

3 7 5 8 58 6 8

Frets:

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G5

œœŒ Œ

œœ

F5

œœŒ Ó

C5

&4

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2

4 œ2 œ3

4 œ2

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œ4

4

œ2

œ4

Œ Œ œœ œœ

G5

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F5

&7

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C5

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2̇ œ2 œb 1 œb 4 Œ ˙b˙ œ œb

&5

œbœb œ œ

˙ œ œb œbœb œ œ

˙ œ œbœb Œ Ó

5 1 2

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Barre Chord Progression 3

Barre Chord Progression 4

in my headThis chord progression in the style of “Where Is My Mind” by The Pixies uses both A-type and E-type barre chords

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Eb C m˙̇̇˙̇b ˙̇̇˙̇b

b

F m Bb7.....

˙̇̇˙̇b

bbb œœœœœ

Eb C m˙̇̇˙̇b ˙̇̇˙̇b

b

F m Bb7wwwwwb

bbb

Eb

A Major type

A Major type

A Major type

A minor type

A minor type

A7 type A7 type

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bb

Ab wwwwww#

A œœœœœ# œœœœœ

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E

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bb

bb œœœœœœ

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A

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E

A Major type

A Major type

E Major type

A minor type

A minor type

E Major type

A Major type

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b ˙̇̇˙̇Bb

A Major type

˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇

&5

˙̇̇˙̇b

˙̇̇˙̇

G m

A minor type

˙̇̇˙̇b

˙̇̇˙̇ ˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇

Bb

A Major type

˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇

& ..9

˙̇̇˙̇

˙̇̇˙̇

F

A Major type

˙̇̇˙̇

˙̇̇˙̇ ˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇

Bb˙̇̇˙̇b

b ˙̇̇˙̇

45

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Andante

** ***

Practice the following chord sequence, fingering each chord as indicated on the diagram above it:

Finger the chords exactly as shown above but play the individual notes of the chords, one at a time, with fingerstyle technique

*An augmented + chord is a major triad with the 5th raised a half step

**High B is fingered on the 1st string at the 7th fret

***High C is fingered on the 1st string at the 8th fret

X X

3

11 1

X X

5 fr. 5 fr.

2

11

4

X X

1 11

4

X X

5 fr.

1 1

2

4

X X

2 fr. 2

1

3

X X O

Am *C+/G

(add B)

C/G D/F Fmaj7

Preparation for “Stairway to Heaven” Intro

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œ# œ œœAm C+/G

#

œN œ œœ

œ# œ œœ#

C/G D/F #

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Fmaj7Andante

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